Tidal Gardens field trip to Ryan's 1000-gallon SPS tank

[@tidalgardens]

#goals

[@Barnz1980]

That is one awesome setup!

[@viper926dave]

any info on the secret product Ryan was testing

[@Chitownconservative]

Nice tank! Who ever Ryan is he must have a unlimited supply of money lol

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

daniel starsiak lmao 😂 for real!!!!!!!

[@rudy6222]

True

[@yallaharab247]

@@just4fun6671 that explains it

[@tso8174]

So.. Ryan Reeves, if the same person.. is Ryback from wwe. I'd imagine he use to have a bit of $$

[@brad238899]

I can't imagine having such an amazing aquarium and pointing the couch in the opposite direction.

[@cjsreef5835]

Awesome videos

[@mikesmith-wk7vy]

that is so advanced and over the top i dont think i would enjoy it . at that point you are at the top of the hobby and there is nothing more to do

[@abdurrahmannaveed2443]

Very beautiful and organized. Spared no expense.

[@brianculater6444]

Holy sweet mother of Jesus, I can’t even imagine how beautiful that looks in person, you are so lucky Than!!!!!!!

[@BlueCarbonReefing]

All I can say is wow! I thought my tank was a dream but wow. This tank is massive, packed with huge SPS colonies and even the equipment he is using is spot on for running such a large system. It looks like every detail of this build was so well thought out it is crazy. My only complaint about his setup is his couch is not pointed in the right direction. 😂😂 Than you should do more of these tank field trips. I love seeing how people create these unforgettable home systems and the behind the scenes that keeps them healthy and thriving!!

[@atombomb232610]

After being in the hobby for 30 years im sure ryan has figured out that the go big or go home approach will cause less problems and heartache. The only items used that cost many times more than standard equipment were the abyzz pumps and the sheer number of radion lights. You could trim back on those two items and this system would be doable for anyone that has some knowledge on how to build up a system. A lot of people will spend 30-35k on a car they like but will that car regrow a mirror after you snap it off and resell it?

[@AJ-bi6ns]

Fair analogy, but most people finance that cost. Little harder to finance a reef 🤣

[@keithwicks9103]

you can drive your aquarium to work? I love reef tanks and have a few myself but if you live in a small town you need a car. You don't need an aquarium

[@michaelrelaz4808]

I think I appreciate his aquarium even more as you said he’s been in the hobby since the 90’s.

[@joeymerrell8585]

Mercy, his 10% water change is the size of my whole tank.....but it is awesome

[@adamnorvell]

Joey Merrell I feel like when you’re tank gets that size and you can afford that much equipment, you probly don’t do many water changes. My 72 gallon is 3.5 years old and I only have to do 4-6 changes a year on it

[@valtteri1683]

@@adamnorvell if you mean 72 and not 720 then you are doing WAY too less water changes.

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

@@valtteri1683 not if you carbon dose, the reason most people do water changes is to keep nitrates down. Carbon dosing keeps it down.

[@romcapprotti7477]

Beautiful

[@beowolf19751]

Beautiful tank!!

[@chrisemata18]

This is so relaxing! Eventhough i cant afford this im happy that someone else fulfilled my dreams..thanks for sharing this wonderful video..

[@ArtistWizardry]

Wow. O.O wow. :)

[@CJSAQUARIUMS]

man i hope you recorded that surge system in action! awesome tank... cant even imagine its total value.. must be close to 6 figures!

[@wwiiireef]

I'd say close to 7 figures

[@lucamartino3007]

Not even close to 7 figures. Figure the tank was 30k, sump 10k, lights 15k, pumps 10k, calcium reactor 2k, protein skimmer 5k, install and plumping 12k, electrical and HVAC 15k, odds and ends 15k. So about $120,000 would be my guess. Not counting the stone thing. I have no idea for that.

[@2tonedc5]

Yeah same here. WOW! That catwalk is genius! Looking forward to the rest of the video.

[@tidalgardens]

It is pretty much necessary given the height of the tank. 32" tall is so deep to work in.

[@Reefgrrl]

Sola tubes!! 💥 SURGE TANK!!!! #ineedthat What a spectacular setup, thank you for going backstage to show us the infrastructure! And if the secret device is what I think it is, I want one so badly.....but it has to go through regulatory stuff to be made available in Canada, so here’s hoping....🤞🏻that it’s available next year when I start the 300 build....🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Awesome tour, thank you for this! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Renaissanceman81]

Hey that’s my friends Ryan! I was wondering who this tank belonged to. Very nice. Maybe that’s the same black tang I sold him a while back.

[@andrewsdrmike]

Great system!!! Love that the large colonies look small in that monster tank

[@colint9308]

WOW goals

[@lovermansmith9082]

Super Awesome

[@sarahk.7342]

Best of class aquarium. Stunning and perfect. And on a side note, I think the stone facing on the walls is beautiful. Love the 'hidden panels'. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@wheatstalkers]

This is a video worthy of my public endorsement! Thanks, Than!

[@Alejandrojuarez84]

Hello! Congratulations on the aquarium! I would like to know some information. Do you feed the coral? With what? How often? Thanks!

[@reeferexplained8846]

Amazing Tank, full time job running that beast

[@gavinwaite8024]

Absolutely crazy !! Just wow it's an amazing tank, great job filming ! FYI I had a blue throat trigger in my 180 sps with several shrimp as well as snails and crabs and never had a problem with the fish snacking on them !

[@abrad3061]

I thought my tank was big till I saw his, very cool.

[@Kawwwman]

holy moly that's a pimp set up. thanks for filming Than.

[@ryanreeves8931]

It’s amazing to see the tank at this Stage and see how much it has grown.

[@Reefgrrl]

This is spectacular - congrats on a great accomplishment! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@MS-sr4hr]

Stunning 😭

[@matthewgreen2931]

Stunning

[@ReeferGil]

Nice!

[@eattix]

Love this tank AND your video coverage. Great job, man!!

[@tidalgardens]

Much appreciated!

[@angelg6470]

stunning！

[@That_Bender]

I like that manifold design. Variable, practical and expandable; might have to thing about one of those... on a nano setup!! The ideas you can get from looking at larger systems is priceless, imho.

[@davidwaters7345]

Thats one awesome system ! Cant imagine how much better it is in person 👍👍👍

[@robertoneal1134]

Love these tank tours! Your videos are always chocked full of detail and of the highest quality. Keep up the great work!

[@RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery]

Borders on a (private) public aquarium. This is on like, another level. Thanks for the tank tour, Than.

[@tidalgardens]

It is better than a lot of reef displays I've seen in public aquariums!

[@TheILLTechnics]

Next level tank for sure! Thank you for sharing!

[@jamilfauziah1985]

Hai so beautiful aquarium... 😘😘😘

[@rmaloy1817]

Yo Than, Love the tank tours! Probably my favorite vid series from you. This tank is no different! A suggestion that maybe I only feel needs to happen, is maybe some tank tours of smaller sps tanks, like 100g or less! I'm sure a large majority of your viewers are on smaller tanks than these amazing ones you show! Just a suggestion obviously, otherwise love your channel.

[@Chris-bd8vs]

Thanks for sharing.

[@FranklinDattein]

This is easily on the top 5 best reef aquarium builds in the world.

[@tidalgardens]

It is certainly one of the nicest I've seen.

[@nikolistreeter796]

are you Fin kidding me!!! omg NICE

[@cg5071]

Wowza! I'm totally stealing this as my dream tank for when I win the lottery. I would deff have more fish and algae just because but it's beautiful. The wave boxes in the skimmer box is actually an idea that I have been toying with. I had never seen it before but was an idea as I am drawing up notes like wants and needs for my tank when I can finally jump in with both feet. It obviously functions but I was considering the different pumps for it. I wondered if I could mount a nero type pump and the skimmer box would have been made with sections like this. I was also trying to figure out a surge device above and that ball valve is now noted for later. Sweet tank build for sure. I was and am considering something that feeds often or constant for different animals and I would like to have the food dispersed by the surge device. My tank would be along the 300 400 gallon range but would love something not quite as big as this but the whole fish room is great.

[@tplummer217]

Absolute perfection! Love this tank

[@azharma4215]

dream tank

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

I’m speechless 😶🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing this content with us sir!! You never disappoint us fans 🤙👌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Mike__B]

That was a magnificent video, the way you speak alone is very soothing and calm and makes it very relaxing to see these videos I thank you for sharing this. Definitely reminds me back in my crazier days of reefing where I'd want the biggest tank I can get, as large as I went though was 6 feet by 5 feet, never went longer than 6 feet although my current tank originally was suppose to hit the 8 foot barrier I balked at the build price I was quoted (apparently there was a quite a shortage of glass at the time, making it more expensive than it ordinarily was), either way I settled with a tiny 200 gallon tank and I think my pocket book thanks me for that. But I will say seeing tanks like this I do get the itch again for large... luckily I'm fairly content where I'm at.

[@JV-nl7lh]

Thanks Than for the review!

[@meiersreefs188]

Love it Looks amazing. I love my new glass tank . 120"x36"30"H

[@keneaster5055]

Amazing setup and always your videos are beyond great!

[@candykanefpv]

I really like tuxedo urchins. I had a little mini rubber ducky in my tank and my urchin would pick it up and wear it as a hat and it was adorable.

[@thewhitematstudio]

Ryan is a great friend of mine. Glad to see you cover his system

[@tidalgardens]

Ryan was very nice to reach out to me and invite me to film his tank.

[@johnn5728]

Gorgeous tank Love to see more exotic fish in there

[@medic5836]

Love the stone work and tank.

[@thetreasurebin]

Did this tank make it through the crazy weather that froze Texas a few weeks ago? Hope so. I’ve watched this video many times and hoped he had backup power to sustain the statewide outages. Beautiful tank! Crazy huge colonies

[@dropbearrc9819]

This tank is a true monster on so many levels 👍

[@brijeshpatel6098]

such an amazing tank!!! did that secret product end up being the neptune trident? or was it something else?

[@teereefer1276]

Amazing video need more like that 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@d1nternal]

Amazing! thanks for this

[@omeralmali6201]

Thanks a lot for bringing this amazing piece of art! Small feedback please indicate the measurements also in the metric system for the rest of the world, would be great to keep watching instead searching the actual measurement conversions.

[@t.c.baquariumfish3423]

COOL TANK 👊😎

[@CescaTheDarkHorse]

Nice video and lovely looking reef :)

[@ChangGang]

That Big Sailfin Tang looks awesome!

[@bw2191]

Beautiful reef tank!!

[@craigconway9930]

I like that the design isn't overcrowded like many reef tanks. I wish we could see price tags next to some of these things though.

[@johnsmith7510]

Amazing!

[@volteface69]

Magnifique, BRAVO !!! 👍👏👏👏

[@doriansaquariums2929]

Awesome love the technique showcases!!

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks Dorian, glad you enjoyed!

[@insane_reefer3719]

Loved it

[@iamziano]

Can we now talk about the secret product mentioned at 16:28?

[@john82490]

Probably the Mindstream. The company that made them already went under.

[@JasonEKeane]

Love the tank tour series! Keep it up!

[@solo636]

Been watching your channel for an age, and only just seen I wasn't subscribed 🙈. Now rectified lol

[@tidalgardens]

Welcome back!

[@FL-Man78]

Sounds old school like I remember my dads old 55 from either the 70s or 80s -glass stainless steel rims

[@skookumchuckreefer978]

Ryan has a very nice show stopping aquarium 👀👍👍😎🍻

[@JCarey]

I love it! 🤩🤩🤩

[@Random.Thoughts21]

One day I will be able to afford all this.

[@dominicaubrey4588]

Than is the Attenborough of reef tanks 👌🏽👍🏽

[@zachtos2]

Awesome, I bought a motorized ball valve to make a surge tank just like this. I ended up scrapping the idea, because I had too small of a sump, and I could not figure out how you get around all the sump level fluctuations.

[@coralmonger6868]

That’s one sexy tank

[@adamnorvell]

Looks like Ryan is doing well haha

[@szymonchojnacki2344]

Beautiful, unfortunately unrealistic to realize. How much energy do you use per month for this miracle?

[@gabesreef]

Awesome tour

[@stevenearman8891]

Wow! Is all I can say.

[@9StickNate]

Whoa! Very Impressive! I like hot the flow is handled, the surge system; the wave box and the Sea Sweeps! Did he have any wrasse?

[@maocdroid]

Awesome video, as always

[@thereefaholic]

Other than the haphazard attention to detail in the fish room it’s a well thought out system. I wonder how much syphon capacity that sump has during a power outage. Those return heads are quite low into that aquarium and look like they are going to suck 5” or more of water during a power outage.

[@ArrickthaRed]

Great video. Beautiful tank. The one thing I took away was besides the scale the setup was very basic aside from the wavemaker and surge tank. These things arent really practical in most tanks. The rest was just what you see on most tanks just bigger. This just proves to me execution is more important than equipment. With that being said the secret monitor probably really helps the execution part. It will probably cost the same as a small used car but one can dream.

[@tidalgardens]

Old school hard core basic husbandry works really well.

[@dubcee4694]

Should revisit his tank bro!

[@chadgillaspie7203]

WOW

[@plootsa]

A beauty

[@steveshot81]

Wow

[@NanoTLG]

amazing tank! i really wonder what product your testing. well see in a while.. cheers!

[@kashandrahall9844]

This dude is loaded, obviously!

[@yallaharab247]

A surgeon so of course

[@Grooverski]

State of the art. I don’t think 8hrs video would cover every aspect of this amazing setup.

[@tidalgardens]

Absolutely. There is a lot going on here.

[@Grooverski]

@@tidalgardens Unrelated Q but no better person to ask than reef photo/video emperor. What might be the optimal settings for Sigma 15-35 1.8 Art? SL2 Canon is really bad in WB manipulation. Any thoughts?

[@thegolflife7565]

These are like the reefs we build for our clients! Higher end coral and fish tho...

[@bfskinner8064]

This dude definitely has an unlimited supply of money. The Radions alone cost a bunch

[@00ninja00]

So what’s the device that monitors all the numbers, ghl addition? Ghl always has very high end equipment, even commercial stuff. 10-15 years ago, only a few of us were using profilux. P2, then p3. I still have the p3.1Tex ultimate, which has the same touch screen that’s still being used on the p4. It is still perfect, no need for a p4, unless the new monitor device works for only p4, then I’m gonna get one! I also still have 5 Mitras 6200. From my research, only thing p4 has is built in WiFi, but mines always had WiFi with a $30 gaming WiFi unit. I’m surprised he didn’t go with the Mitras 7200 actually, which imo is a superior light to the radions. Not crazy better, but slightly better when comparing side by side with the radion.